Notes: According to family records, Frederick Adolph Bolschweiler was born 13 Jun 1866 in Geneve,
Geneve, Switzerland. His parents were Jacob Friedrich Bollschweiler and Emilie Ottilie Maurer.
Rosina Rupper was born 12 Apr 1873 in Provo, Utah, Utah. Her parents were Johann Jacob Rupper and
Margaretha Rosina Hurlimann. Frederick and Rosina were married 22 Jun 1898 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple,
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. They had a family of three sons and two daughters.
In the 1910 U.S. census, Fred A. Bollschweiler, 43, born in Switzerland, and his wife, Rosina Bollschweiler,
37, born in Utah were living at 1130 Windsor Avenue in Salt Lake City Ward 1, Salt Lake, Utah. This
was their long-time family residence, which they owned with a mortgage. Fred had immigrated to the
U.S in 1894 and was in the cleaning business. They had been married eleven years, and Rosina had had
four children, three of them then living. The children were Arnold F., 10, George R., 7, and Leona, 2,
all born in Utah, and the oldest two attending school. A daughter Lilian had died as an infant in
1904.
In the 1920 U.S. census, Fred Bollschweiler, 53, and his wife Rosina Bollschweiler, 46, were still at
1130 Windsor Ave., Salt Lake City, Utah. Fred was a dyer with his own shop. Their children
Arnold F., 20, collector for a bank; George R., 17, laborer in the dye shop; Leona, 12, and
Legrand J., 6. The three youngest attended school.
In the 1930 U.S. census, Fred A. Bollschweiler, 63, and Rose Bollschweiler, 56, were still at 1130 Windsor
Ave., Salt Lake City, Utah. They owned their house, with a value of $3,250., and had a radio set.
Fred was now a naturalized citizen (24 Jan 1927), and owned his own cleaner and dyeing shop. The
children at home were Leona, 22, and Legrand, 16.
Deseret Cleaners and Dyers, located at 476 East 9th South Street, Salt Lake City, 4, Utah, was the
name of the family company, founded 19 Oct 1897 by Fred and his younger brother Emanuel. The children
of the family grew up in the business, working as drivers, pressers, and eventually managers and officers.
Rosina Rupper Bollschweiler, 61, died 8 Apr 1935 at 1:40 a.m. at home on Windsor Avenue. Her occupation
was that of housewife. Cause of death was
was renal colic, a cerebral empolism, and cardic insufficiency. Services were held in the Thirty-first ward
chapel in Salt Lake. She was buried in the Salt Lake City Cemetery 11 Apr 1935.
In the 1940 U.S. census, Fred Bollschweiler, 73, no occupation, was living with his daughter Leone
Bartholomew at 1572 13th South, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. The household consisted of
Donald Bartholomew, 27, painting contractor, Leone, 33, a cleaning spotter, and their son Fred, 6.
Fredrick Adolph Bollschweiller, 89, died 7 Feb 1956 at the home of his daughter. His occupation
during his working years was as owner of Deseret Cleaners. Cause of death was Uremia due to
Generalized Arteriosclerosis. He was buried 10 Feb 1956 with his wife in the Salt Lake City
Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah. |
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